Eastern Meditation Groups: Why Join?

This paper examines membership in a certain type of New Religious group—viz. those whose members leave the larger society of their own volition in order to participate in meditation and other practices from the East. The data include field observations, responses from a structured interview, and sem...

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Main Author: Volinn, Ernest (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: 1985
In: Sociological analysis
Year: 1985, Volume: 46, Issue: 2, Pages: 147-156
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